By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley P ……..32 Richmond …….. 31 NEWLY-PROMOTED Sedgley Tigers hosted recently-relegated Richmond in what turned out to be a nail-biting last-kick encounter. […]
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S……………28 Cinderford………….. 30 CINDERFORD were quicker in thought and action for much of the first half and, despite Stortford’s pack enjoying […]
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor………………..22 Darlington MP……. 10 THIS was a contest which emerged into a battle between two strong back-rows. Among the stellar names competing […]
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………………… 50 B Moseley …………..36 THE impressive Rams weathered an early storm before coming back to beat Birmingham Moseley 50-36 in […]
Former Exeter hooker Elvis Taione has joined National 1 outfit Taunton Titans two months after announcing he was retiring from the sport. The 40-year-old spent […]
National League Previews: League One National One’s dramatic three-horse title race could only be settled on the final day last season and the ultra-competitive division […]
Blackheath rugby club is among 52 community assets which will be revived thanks to almost £13 million of government levelling up funding. Blackheath – the […]
National 1 side Birmingham Moseley have signed Dan Brough from Cambridge, who won the league to secure promotion to the Championship. A young talented back […]
Following Cambridge’s run to secure the National One title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to compile The Rugby Paper’s 2022-23 Team of […]
By BEN JAYCOCK Kwaku Asiedu believes Amazon should have filmed an All or Nothing series on Cambridge’s remarkable campaign as the Blood & Sand went […]
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge …….59pts Tries: Conversions: Green 30, 68; Asiedu 35, 42, 79; Maka 40, Duffin 48, Brownlie 51, Priestley 65 James 31, 40, […]
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor………….38 Darlington MP. 22 Chinnor edged out Darlington Mowden Park in an entertaining clash at Kingsey Road. The sides shared ten […]
By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford………….. 31 Rosslyn Park………38 Rosslyn Park eventually gained the upper hand on Cinderford after a ding-dong clash at Dockham Road. Prop Jake […]
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher …………………… 19 Rams ……………………33 Leaders Rams overcame a poor first half to keep their title ambitions alive by beating relegated Esher. […]
By RICHARD GORE Hull………………………. 17 Bishop’s S………….. 44 Winger Jake Morris bagged a seven-minute hat-trick early in the second half to propel Bishop’s Stortford to […]
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A…………. 10 Cambridge………….. 31 Cambridge maintained their push for promotion with a convincing bonus-point victory over Plymouth Albion. Playing with a […]
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans…..59 Leeds Tykes………..28 Taunton Titans hit top form to beat Leeds Tykes in this must-win clash. The home side dominated the […]
By STEPHEN SMITH Hull ………………………. 12 Cambridge ………….82 Rampant Cambridge ran in 12 tries to rack up an impressive bonus-point victory as they dominated against […]
By BOBBY BRIDGE B Moseley …………..32 Taunton T ……………31 Birmingham Moseley fly-half Dan Lewis landed a nerveless penalty with 13 minutes remaining to settle a […]
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S……………26 Chinnor………………..34 Nine tries were the reward for the crowd as mid-table rivals Bishop’s Stortford and Chinnor set out to play […]
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP……..25 Esher……………………. 20 Darlington Mowden Park secured their survival with a dramatic win over relegation-threatened Esher. Although the hosts are now safe, […]
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park………. 19 Sale FC…………………33 Sale FC kept their promotion hopes alive as they claimed a vital bonus-point victory over Rosslyn Park […]
By JON NEWCOMBE Leeds Tykes have parted company with Jon Callard after the club’s relegation to National 2 North was confirmed following last weekend’s 75-10 […]
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher …………………… 31 Bishop’s S…………… 13 Despite being on the back foot at half-time, a powerful second-half display kept alive Esher’s hopes […]
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans ….57 Rosslyn Park………26 An 18-year-old schoolboy, in his first match for Taunton, scored two outstanding tries showing his pace and […]
By ANNA WALSH Cinderford…………..43 Darlington MP…….34 Cinderford put an end to their run of defeats with an impressive fightback against Darlington Mowden Park. Mike Austin […]
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge…………..75 Leeds Tykes……….. 10 Leeds Tykes went down fighting as they failed in their quest to remain in National One, conceding 11 […]
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor………………… 41 Hull………………………. 15 Chinnor made sure of National One rugby for another season with a convincing home victory over relegated Hull. […]
By RICHARD GORE Hull…………………26 Esher ……………..27 Hull came within seconds of their first win of the season and fell to a last-kick-of-the-game penalty by Sam […]
By PAUL SMITH B Moseley …………..29 Leeds Tykes………. 21 Twelve years after their most recent departure from the Premiership, Leeds were pushed to the brink […]
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S…………… 19 Cinderford………….. 18 One league point separated these sides before kick-off, and the scoreboard could barely split them with only […]
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP……. 10 Sale FC…………………35 Sale continued their pursuit of league leaders Rams with a bonus-point win in Darlington. The hosts enjoyed […]
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ……………………59 Taunton T …………… 21 Rams returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a stunning home success. The hosts took […]
By RICHARD GORE Hull………………………. 17 B Moseley……………35 A young Hull side were taught a lesson by five-try Birmingham Moseley. The hosts were quickly under pressure […]
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor…………………42 Leeds Tykes……….. 17 Chinnor’s resurgence continued as they recorded a third straight bonus-point win to climb 12 points clear of the […]